New Premiere of the National Theatre Ballet: Moonshine
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Christopher Bruce has created dozens of ballets for numerous world-renowned companies, yet his name is above all synonymous with the famous London-based Ballet Rambert, which in the past, as its long-standing artistic director, he imbued with a singular character and face.
Yet the personality of a single creator is not the only connecting link of the evening. The main leitmotif is, it may be said, the retro pop-folk-rock music scene. The music for all three ballets that make up this programme was recorded in the latter part of the twentieth century. However, a basis of folk music going back centuries is present in many of the tracks and represents a theme which links all three works. In The Waterboys album Universal Hall, a fusion of Celtic folk music and Rock is clearly evident and, of course, Bob Dylan’s Bootleg album is nearly all pure folk music. When we get to the Rolling Stones, their style was hugely influenced by American blues and this powerful and emotive sound is present in many of their recordings.
The performance opens to music by the Scottish/Irish band The Waterboys in an opus titled Dance at the Crossroads. The piece was inspired by the tale of an unnamed woman and her life story, which comes back to her in flashbacks and touches chords that have long been silent.
The second part, Moonshine, is given over to Bob Dylan. Four eternal rovers-artists-jugglers-comedians… dancers. A group of people belonging together, with a mosaic of mutual relationships, personal emotions and utterances.
The final part of the evening, Rooster, has been created to music by the legendary Rolling Stones. An energy bomb with the whiff of greased-back hair pervading, about foppishness and flaunting, flirting and seducing, and everything else pertaining to what goes on between boys and girls. “Oh yes, there is at least a little of myself in the characters I have created,” Christopher says, recalling his youth. Source: NT Ballet Photo: Diana Zehetner
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